Can I Bother You?
Hey, y’all! I’m AJ Reyes, an actor/singer/alleged human, and I have no idea what I’m doing. If you feel similarly, yay and I’m sorry. Each week we’ll hang out with different artists and entrepreneurs to ask them what they’re doing and how they’re doing it. Hopefully we’ll find some motivation, or at the very least, commiseration. You can follow Can I Bother You on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @canibotheryou! P.B. (Post bother) If you want to learn more about me, your hot mess host, you can do that in the OG episodes of Can I Bother You, which I’ve left active.
Episodes
Timothy and I are back with more holiday cheer and sinister merriment. We tell you what we’ve been up to, talk movies, and of course, have some festive would you rathers. All while I bake cookies and Timothy wraps presents. The ASMR we provide is our gift to you. Happy holidays!
Bother AJ!
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Can I Bother Yule - Part 2 is here! It’s a Christmas miracle. Timothy is back! And in the true spirit of the holidays, I’m torturing him. Join us as we talk Christmas movies, would you rathers, and murder. Happy holidays, y’all!
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Bother Timothy!
Hey, y’all! CIBY is going on a little break. I give more details in this “episode,” but the gist is I have some other projects I’ve committed to, and I want some time to regroup to make CIBY stronger. I love you. I’ll miss you. And I’ll be back on August 2nd! In the meantime feel free to hang out with me on my YouTube channel and my personal socials. See you there!
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Emma Galbraith is with us this week to tell us all about their first feature film! Emma stars as Angie Chen in Inbetween Girl, and she can also currently be seen as Jen in Man of God at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. We chat about both projects, Emma’s passion for community organizing, why it’s not solely up to Gen Z to fix the world, and the improper way to open a condom.
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Alyssa Bernal has over half a million subscribers on YouTube, she was signed to Star Trak/Interscope by Pharrell Williams, and she’s toured with Tyler Ward, Kris Allen, and Lifehouse. Alyssa is a YouTube pioneer and we’re talking all about how she went from YouTuber to signed artist, what happened after her first album came out, and how we’re hella old.
Listen to Alyssa’s latest single “Taken,” available on all streaming platforms!
...This week we’re hanging out with Ashley Rose, President of River City Pops, and Brittany Wheeler, Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator for River City Pops. RCP is Austin’s premier show choir, founded by UT alumni in 1984. Ashley, Brittany, and I chat about RCP’s upcoming show, the time Ashley and I were in a COVID-canceled production, and the time Brittany was nominated for Best Actress for a role that didn’t exist 48 hours before...
We’re hanging out with Leslie Gaar! Leslie’s writing has been published by The Washington Post, The Today Show, Buzzfeed, and Scary Mommy. She has worked with The Jim Henson Company, where she created and led Henson at Home, a campaign to help parents entertain their children during the pandemic. And she’s the host of My Effing Desk, a podcast where she and other artistic moms discuss how to create and keep their own space. In this...
This week, it’s just you and me, listeners! Gather 'round so I can tell you the tale of the time I was part-cyborg. In 2016, I was a background actor on Alita: Battle Angel, a movie directed by Robert Rodriguez, which is based on the Manga series of the same name. In this episode I tell you about the whole process. From booking it to what happened the day after I wrapped. Comment, DM, or let me know in a review if you liked this ep...
This week we’re hanging with Adam Roberts, director, music director, vocal coach, and choreographer to the stars! Adam and I talk about business owner hacks, collaborating with other artists, and how my fifth impressions are stronger than my first impressions.
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...In this episode, graphic designer Ricky Valenzuela tells us what it was like working on campaigns for ABC and Marvel Television. We talk about adult jobs, being an artist with anxiety, and the importance of iCarly.
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Bianka Torres and I cover a lot. We talk about performing together in a show choir; performing together in a show that opened and closed on the same day; our experiences as Latinx performers; the fact that Bianka’s voice is on Spotify; and what it means to see a plus-size, Latina play Doralee in a production of 9 to 5.
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This week we’re hanging with author, Annameekee Hesik! There’s a lot of me gushing over how much I love her books, The You Know Who Girls series. We also talk about her experience as a high school teacher, fangirls and fangirling, and getting ghosted by literary agents.
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It wasn’t until I started writing the show notes that I realized I didn’t ask Donna for any stories about ACL or Coachella, even though she mentions in the episode that she’ll be working Coachella again this year. Hashtag fail, AJ. Oh, well. Next time. Some of the fun things we DID talk about in this episode include some logistics of improvising with others, why so often it’s crew vs. actors, and how vampires can love Christmas too...
In this episode, Anne Boyd and I talk a lot about the writing process and our hate for outlining. Other topics include choosing financial security over art, TV shows trying to top themselves, and leaving nonsensical notes all over the place as writing inspiration.
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Jessie Drollette and I tried really hard to not sound like a PBS special while talking about how life changing theatre has been for us. Other conversational points include ableism and sizeism in theatre; the multiple meanings of a pineapple; and why I’m so wonderful to work with.
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5. Ryan Terrebonne (writer's assistant on Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and Katy Keene)
In this episode Ryan and I laughed, we cried, we got lost in the woods– Okay, none of that happened. Well, one of them happened, you’ll have to listen to find out which. Topics in this episode include the workings of a writers room; not coming out; and how to make friends (the key is accidental injury*).
*that is a joke. Don’t injure yourself to make friends. I can’t afford to be sued.
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CW: This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, and body and image issues.
Pamela and I only knew each other for about a year before she moved to California, but she was still one of the first people I thought of when I began making a list of potential guests for CIBY. In this episode we talk about her two-person sketch group, 1.5 Korean; how she can kick ass but doesn’t; and her adorable cockatoo friend Chilly.
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Asaf has a voice made for podcasts. It’s so soothing I’d worry you might fall asleep, but our conversation is too interesting for that. Topics include the time Asaf worked with Cirque du Soleil; the soon(ish)-to-be-written 2nd edition of Asaf’s book; and the legendary Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Ridiculous Jacket.
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When I saw the casting call for New Manifest Theatre Company’s inaugural production four years ago, I had no idea that I’d meet someone that I would artistically follow anywhere. In this episode Simone and I talk about the importance of representation; the advantages of being a director; and how sickened I am by her and her husband's love.
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Join me and Jeremy as we laugh and yay our way through the conversation! Topics include leaving a corporate job to be a full-time artist; how Jeremy's award-winning script came to be; and commercial audition horror stories. Well, they’re less like horror stories and more like painfully common occurrences.
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